Feed-trough



(No Model.)

I. R. KENT.

FEED THOUGH.

No. 432,671. Patented July 22, 1890.

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FREDERICK R. KEN'IX OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

FEED-THOUGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,671, dated July 22, 1890.

Application filed March 18, 1890. Serial No. 344,306. (No model.)

T aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK R. KENT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed- Troughs for Horses, of which the followingis a full and clear description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved feed-trough. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 00 0c of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 are details to be referred to.

My present in ven tion relates to folding feedtroughs, in which the several parts can be folded up for convenient transportation or packing away when notin use; and it consists l of the combination and arrangement of the several parts, as hereinafter claimed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now describe its described and construction.

In the drawings, A and B represent the foldin g cross-legs at one end of the trough, loosely pivoted together at a, so as to allow'them to foldup, as shown in Fig. 1. The leg B, I make a little longer than the leg A, in order to make the rear side E of the trough higher than the front F. On the upper-portion of the legs I attachthe rings 1) to receive the hooks c, fastened to the sides of the troughs, by means of which the sides are detachably secured to the legs. It is evident from this constrnction that the sides may be readily lifted from the legs whenever it is desired to fold up the trough for packing or transportation. If desired, the sides may be nailed or otherwise rigidly secured in position.

0 represents the bottom of the trouglnand is nailed or otherwise rigidly secured its whole length to one of the sides of the trough, preferably the low side, and at an angle of about forty-fivendegrees to the surface of the side,

will fold back on the sides and out of the way when it is desired to fold up the trough.

WVhile I have shown but a single trough, it is evident that the trough may be made of any desired length by adding additional supports. Thus I produce a trough that can be readily handled and folded for transportation and at a cost almost nominal.

IIavin g thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A folding feed-trough consisting of pivoted legs, each of which has secured to it a portion which forms a side of the trough, and one of said side portions having rigidly secured to it at an angleabottom portion adapted to lie under the bottom edge of the opposite side portion when the trough is open, and hinged end portions adapted to fold inward, substantially as herein described.

' 2. A folding feed-trough consisting of pivoted legs, the sides E and F, removably fitted to the upper portions of said leg portions, one of said sides having rigidly secured to its lower edge the bottom 0, the hinged end sections adapted to fold inward, and means for securing said sections when thrown outward.

3. In a folding feed-trough, the foldinglegs A and l3,provided with the rings 1), in combination with the detachable sides E and F, pro vided with the hooks c, and the hinged ends D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

FREDERICK R. KENT. Witnesses:

G. O. WITMER, H. B. APPLEWHAITE. 

